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Saturday, January 23, 2016

How many inches of snow in Bethesda so far?

How many inches of snow in Bethesda as of this point in the blizzard? An official total at 8:30 AM showed 16", but I've received reports of 17 and as many as 19 inches from around town.

The current temperature is 24.3 degrees. Expect the snow and wind to increase around 11 AM again through mid-afternoon, when we are forecast to get at least another three inches.

Snow is predicted to taper off as early as 10 or 11 PM tonight.

Stay tuned here and on Twitter at @BethesdaRow for updates throughout the storm.

9:58: You've obviously slept through all of my coverage here and on Twitter. I gave you 3 totals from 3 different spots in Bethesda. I reported on the thundersnow, current conditions, openings and closings, etc. Anyone who has been following my coverage is wondering what you are babbling about incoherently.

7:30: What are the sources for pictures from Forest Glen and Grubb Road on the other site? Are you trolling their comment section demanding to the source of those photos? Hypocrisy.

Meanwhile, there is no single "source" for a weather forecast. I reviewed multiple forecasts, data and models before synthesizing a coherent weather report here for readers based on my judgment. Considering most forecasters in town are 0-2 this week, the bar is pretty low.

11:08: Judging from the results of other "professionals" in the area, I'm fairly qualified. So, would you agree photographers also need to be cited, as well? Are you posting on the other site about that? If not, why not? Hmm....